Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Linares · 1993 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1993.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/r4p2/1R2p1pp/pn6/3r3P/P5P1/1P3PB1/2R3K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Bc6
  6. 6.Neg5 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 h6
  8. 8.Ne4 Bxe4
  9. 9.Bxe4 c6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nf6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Bd2 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.c4 Rfe8
  15. 15.c5 Bf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Qxf4
  17. 17.Rfe1 Rad8
  18. 18.Rac1 Nd5
  19. 19.g3 Qc7
  20. 20.a3 b6
  21. 21.Bc4 N5f6
  22. 22.Ba2 Rb8
  23. 23.cxb6 Qxb6
  24. 24.Rc2 a5
  25. 25.Rec1 Rb7
  26. 26.Bc4 Nd5
  27. 27.Qe1 Rd8
  28. 28.Nd2 N5f6
  29. 29.Bf1 Ra7
  30. 30.Nc4 Qc7
  31. 31.Bg2 Nb8
  32. 32.Qe5 Nd5
  33. 33.Qxc7 Nxc7
  34. 34.Ne5 Nb5
  35. 35.Nxc6 Nxc6
  36. 36.Rxc6 Rxd4
  37. 37.h4 g6
  38. 38.Rb6

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